(Please play video below then read my post)



HI,

I’m [insert professional athlete name here]. I play games for a living. Somehow that makes me important enough to endorse products and garner enormous wages. It also makes me an automatic role model. When I win games, people behave like we've just secured Peace in the Middle East. If I make an unpopular career decision, people react like there is a Revolution going on- burning things and the like. People watch what I do more closely than their own leaders. It's rare that I comment on how Unbelievably F*CKED our country/world is. Advertisers don't want spokespeople who are too political :/ So instead of speaking out, I just play with my Balls. Good day.

*I saw this video and decided to write the previous statement. Just look how people show up and show out. It’s true, it's entertainment. I've been to more films than I have political rallies. But I also strive to be more informed and make better choices. I never learned to do that from athletes. Teachers on the other hand...

But, no one shows up for them like this. Or for the countless others who fill positions in society that we could not do without.

Kobe Bryant never taught me anything. Lebron James never gave me a DIME that he made up North, and he won’t when he goes down South either! But if he wins a ring in Miami, I'm certain there will be a parade.